Jesse Nippert, Professor
Contact information
209 Bushnell Hall
(785)532-0114
nippert@ksu.edu
Lab website: http://www.k-state.edu/ecophyslab
Education
Ph.D. 2006, Colorado State University. 1xbet online casino .
Area(s) of Specialization
Grassland ecophysiology, grass/tree ecological dynamics, 1xbet online casino responses to global change, stable isotope ecology.
1xbet online casino Focus
Our laboratory focuses on the physiological responses of plants to environmental variability and water availability. Understanding physiological plant responses to changes in resource availability allows us to understand and predict community and 1xbet online casino dynamics over time. By the nature of this field, our research is interdisciplinary, providing the opportunity to collaborate broadly with other ecologists (population, community and 1xbet online casino ), physical scientists (geologists, atmospheric scientists, hydrologists), and evolutionary biologists.
A few examples of current 1xbet online casino projects include:
- We are examining the physiological and growth responses of tallgrass prairie plant species to changes in microclimate/soil moisture. Our results contribute to the general ecological understanding of tallgrass prairie dynamics and provide data for 1xbet online casino models to forecast responses to future climate events.
- We are measuring the local drivers and consequences of woody encroachment occurring at the Konza Prairie. Combining our measurements with long-term data provides insight into the pattern and process of woody encroachment in mesic 1xbet online casino .
- We are investigating the physiological processes that underlie grass/tree coexistence in grasslands in the central US as well as savannas in South Africa. This data is used in dynamic community and 1xbet online casino models and to forecast trajectories under novel climate scenarios.
Selected Publications
Bachle S, DM Griffith, JB Nippert. 2018. Intraspecific trait variability in Andropogon gerardii, a dominant grass species in the US Great Plains. FRONTIERS IN 1xbet online casino AND EVOLUTION 6:217 doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00217
O'Keefe K, JB Nippert. 2018. Drivers of nocturnal water flux in a 1xbet online casino . FUNCTIONAL 1xbet online casino 32: 1155-1167 doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13072
Holdo, RM, JB Nippert, MC Mack. 2018. Rooting depth varies differentially in trees and grasses as a function of mean annual rainfall in an African savanna. OECOLOGIA 186: 269-280 doi:10.1007/s00442-017-4011-4
Brunsell, NA, ES Van Vleck, M Nosshi, Z Ratajczak, JB Nippert. 2017. Assessing the roles of fire frequency and precipitation in determining woody plant expansion in central US 1xbet online casino . JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL 1xbet online casino : BIOGEOSCIENCES 122: 2683-2698 doi:10.1002/2017JG004046
Ratajczak, Z, P D'Odorico, SL Collins, B Bestelmeyer, F Isbell, JB Nippert. 2017. The interactive effects of press/pulse intensity and duration on regime shifts at multiple scales. ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS doi: 10.1002/ecm.1249
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